TROPIDINE

Trop"i*dine, n. Etym: [See Tropine.] (Chem.)

Definition: An alkaloid, C8H13N, obtained by the chemical dehydration of tropine, as an oily liquid having a coninelike odor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DOMESTICATION

(noun) accommodation to domestic life; “her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication”


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